The bacterial cell wall is crucial to maintain viability. It has previously been suggested that Gram-positive bacteria have a periplasmic region between the cell membrane and peptidoglycan cell wall ...
We must resolve how thawing of permafrost as a result of climate change could resurface pathogens with the potential to infect humans, writes Kris A Murray There is nothing permanent about permafrost.
Intravenous BCG vaccine with a built-in kill-switch was found to be at least as effective as regular tuberculosis vaccine in protecting monkeys against infection.